NEW YORK -- Mets third baseman Jose Reyes hopes his absence is limited to a few days after suffering a Grade 1 strain of an intercostal muscle on his left side.Reyes initially felt the muscle act up in his second-to-last plate appearance in the opening game of Tuesdays doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilmer Flores will handle the bulk of the third-base duty during Reyes absence, although manager Terry Collins can foresee using Flores at shortstop and Kelly Johnson at third base for one game if Asdrubal Cabrera needs a day off.Reyes received an anti-inflammatory injection Tuesday night. Collins said that he cannot foresee Reyes returning to the lineup until Friday at the earliest.Were going to take it day by day and see what happens, Reyes said Wednesday afternoon. Today is going to be a treatment day -- put a lot of ice on it and see how I feel tomorrow and try to go from there.Reyes suffered a fractured rib in the same area during the opening week of last season while playing with the Toronto Blue Jays. He initially was concerned the same bone may have been broken.Thank god my rib is fine, Reyes said. Its just the muscle.Describing how the injury occurred, Reyes said: When I hit the ground ball to the pitcher, I felt something wasnt right there. I didnt even pay attention to it. Then my last AB I did a couple of swings and I felt something. When I came in, I told the trainer that I felt something. We went to do an MRI.Flores has thrived against left-handed pitching (.333/.385/.683), but has struggled against right-handers this season (.230/.293/.373). That is what has resulted in him mostly serving as a part-time player.The Mets face a southpaw, Tyler Anderson, in Thursdays series opener against the Colorado Rockies. 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When we mess up or something it looks like we dont know what we are doing.Rudolph, a junior, was expected to be the Seminoles top receiver at the beginning of the season. He had a strong start with 13 receptions for 179 yards and three touchdowns the first two games but had been held to six catches for 80 yards in the past four.When Bobo Wilson left with a foot injury in the second quarter, Rudolph got into a groove. He had six receptions for 141 yards in the first half, including a 58-yard catch on a Hail Mary where he was stopped at the Wake 1 on the last play of the first half.It was really disappointing. I really wanted to score, he said.The defense, which has been maligned most of the season for giving up big plays, matched a season high with five sacks and allowed a season-low 252 yards. It is the third time in two seasons FSU has held a team without a TD.Florida State forced three turnovers. Cornerback Tarvarus McFadden got his fifth interception of the season, which is among the national leaders.We were shooting for the goose egg (no points) but no touchdowns is a pretty big thing for us. Everyone was making plays, said defensive end DeMarcus Walker, who had two sacks.Deondre Francois accounted for both Seminoles touchdowns. His 2-yard run on a quarterback keeper with 3:16 remaining in thee second quarter gave them) a 10-3 lead.dddddddddddd Francois, who was 22 of 37 for 319 yards and an interception, also threw an 11-yard touchdown in the third quarter to extend it to 17-6.Cook had his fourth straight 100-yard game as he rushed for 115 yards on 25 carries.Wake Forest (5-2, 2-2) drove to the FSU 25 four times but didnt have any touchdowns. John Wolford was 16 of 34 for 184 yards and two interceptions while Cade Carney rushed for 33 yards.The Demon Deacons were held to a season-low 68 yards rushing.That is frustrating, said Wake coach Dave Clawson. We couldnt run the ball against them. We didnt get movement, didnt get push and then we didnt get enough separation on the perimeter.POLL IMPLICATIONSFlorida State could remain ranked at No. 14 in a weekend where all of the ranked ACC teams struggled. It could be interesting if it can remain in the top 15 after this game and with a bye next week before the big game in two weeks against Clemson.THE TAKEAWAYWake Forest: The Demon Deacons are off to their best start since 2006 but their struggles in Tallahassee continue. This was their fourth straight loss at Doak Campbell Stadium and they havent scored an offensive touchdown in five straight games here -- a span of 332 minutes and 38 seconds.Florida State: Fisher was eager to see how his team responded following last weeks 20-19 win at No. 16 Miami . The defense continues to get healthy, especially the line. The momentum is important as they approach the bye week and a tough stretch the last five games, starting with Clemson.UP NEXTWake Forest: It is off next week before hosting Army on Oct. 29. Four of Wakes final five games are at home.Florida State: The Seminoles are also off next week before an Oct. 29 showdown at home against No. 3 Clemson.---More AP college football: http://collegfootball.ap.org---Follow Joe on Twitter: www.twitter.com/joereedy. Read more of his work at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/joe-reedy ' ' '